About Václav Balšán
Lived 1914 – 1972 (aged 57). Václav Balšán was an athletics competitor.
Václav Balšán (19 November 1914 – 18 November 1972) was a Czechoslovak racewalker (of the AC Sparta Prague and Spartak Nusle Club) who established the 1945 world record of 42 minutes and 31 seconds in a 10,000 metres race. He was the champion on this distance at Czechoslovak Athletics Championships in 1945, 1946, 1948 and 1949. He also won the silver medal in 1954.
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Who was Václav Balšán?
Czech racewalker
When was Václav Balšán born?
Václav Balšán was born on 19 November 1914.
When did Václav Balšán die?
Václav Balšán died on 18 November 1972.
What was Václav Balšán's occupation?
Václav Balšán was an athletics competitor.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Václav Balšán. https://biography.guide/vaclav-balsan/
MLA: "Václav Balšán." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/vaclav-balsan/.
Chicago: "Václav Balšán." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/vaclav-balsan/.
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